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Sogatella is a fairly small and slender delphacid and is most easily recognized by its white longitudinal stripe extending from the vertex posteriorly onto the mesonotum, more obvious in males than females ( Asche and Wilson, 1990 Asche, M., Wilson, M.R., 1990. Handbook for the Identification of Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Rice. Several species are important pests of cereal crops such as maize, wheat, and rice in Asia and South and Central America due to the effects of their direct feeding and by their role as vectors of viral diseases ( Wilson and Claridge, 1991 Wilson, M.R., Claridge, M.F., 1991. A review of the planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) of the United States. The delphacid genus Sogatella and related groups: a revision with special reference to rice-associated species (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). The genus Sogatella Fennah, 1956 (Delphacinae, Delphacini) includes 15 species and one subspecies distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world ( Asche and Wilson, 1990 Asche, M., Wilson, M.R., 1990.